Garment-weight



M. L. COOPER.

GARMENT WEIGHT. APPLICATION FILED APR. 10, 1920.

1,388,802. Patented Aug- 23, 1921.

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GARMENT- EIGHT;

production of a garment weight which is simple in construction, durable in use, may

be readily and effectively connected in the bottom of a skirt, coat or other similar garment, in such a. manner as to adapt the garment at all times'to retain its original formation.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features, details of construction and combination of parts which willhereinafter be more fully set forth, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the appended" claim. 7 c

Figure 1 is a view showing the bottom portion of the. skirt provided with the weights constructed and connected. there with in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 with a we'ight preferably composed of lead, soft metal or a composition of metals, and come prises a substantially convexed body portion;

6. This weight is of substantially rectangular form and owing to the convexity of the same, provides the weight with slightly beveled longitudinal edges 7 and transverse edges 8. Heretofore, difficulty has been experienced in attaching garment weights to I the bottom portion 9 of a skirt A, therefore,

I have provided a skirt weight so designed to enable a quick and firm connection of the 1 Specification of Letterslatent;

and to prevent the wind from Patented Aug. 23,1921.

Application filed April 10, 1920. 'Serial No. 372,875.

weight with the skirt A. To this end, the beveled longitudinal edges 7 arestamped out to provide thereinia pair of spaced longitudinally arranged elongated slots 10 and a pair of special parallel slots 11. The purpose of these slots is to permit of the weights being firmly connected to the inner face of the bottom of the skirt A by stitches 12. The

manner of connecting the weight to the garment is further obvious, but the same when in applied. position prevents the garment from being presented with a bulged or unsightlyappearance and serves to hold the garment at alltimes in its original position hoisting or lifting the garment.

From theforegoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the advantages of construction and the meth- 0d of operation will be readily apparent to those'skilled in the art to which the invention relates, and while I have described the principles of operation .of the invention, together with the device which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the device'shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may be made when desired as are within the scope of the appended claim.

at is claimed as new is: 1

A garment weight adapted to be connected to the bottom inner facing of a skirt in spaced relation with respect to one another and each comprising a convexed body portion'of rectangular form, the material'forming the'body being reduced in thickness adjacent theedges thereof to provide the same witha pair of beveled longitudinal edges and a pair of transverse edges, each of the said beveled edges of the body portion being cut out to provide the same with oppositely arranged spaced parallel elongated slots.

adapting the weight to besewed to the garment along both the longitudinal and transverse edges for the greater portion ofthe longitudinal and transverse extent body. 1,

In testimony whereof I 'aflix my si nature.

I MORRIS L. ooorER.

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